Life in the Japanese village with more dolls than people

Like many rural communities in Japan, the village of Nagoro has experienced a sharp population drop. As more people moved to the city, the remaining residents replaced them with life-sized dolls.
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Their children, grandchildren, relatives who might have gone to big city certainly do not know what they have missed living in a simple life. New generation are chasing after short-term freedom and independency, material enjoyment, financial wealth outside the villages.